| Immersion Dyeing With Resists |
| Immersion Dyeing With Resists |
From "Knitty Gritty"
episode DKNG-305 |
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Hand-dyeing yarn results in subtle and distinctive color variations, but this technique will produce more marked variations.
Materials:Cushings dye
rubber gloves
pH strips
dust mask
wet sponge for cleaning up spills
white vinegar
nonreactive dyepot (such as enamel or stainless steel)
heat source
apron
garbage bags
cotton string
optional: water softener Prepare the yarn to dye and the dyebath the same way you would for immersion dyeing. Once you have washed the yarn to be dyed, lay it on a clean countertop. Here are two ways to create resists; the idea is to keep the dye from penetrating these areas. Plastic Ties Cut plastic garbage bag into 12"x1" strips (wider if you wish more area to be covered). Wrap these strips tightly at various intervals a few times around the yarn and secure with an overhand knot (figure A). Dye the yarn, rinse well and allow to dry. Remove the strips to reveal the original color underneath (figure B).
Figure A
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Figure B
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Knit swatch of immersion-dyed yard
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Spring FrenzyWrap a strong cotton string tightly around a prepared skein of yarn in the same way you would tie a T-shirt for tie-dyeing (figure C). There is no right or wrong way to do this: just have fun! You want to make sure that the string is tied snugly so that the dye will not penetrate the area under the string. Dye the yarn, rinse well and allow to dry. Remove the strips and see light bands of the original color on your yarn!
Figure C
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Swatches of tie-dyed yard (the swatch on the right is the same yarn after immersion in yellow dye).
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Knit Bit: No more wire hangers! Don't abuse your knits by using those nasty little wire hangers--take care of them. Just take it off and fold it and avoid those nasty little bumps.
RESOURCES :
The Dyer's Companion
By Dagmar Klos
Interweave Press, 2004
Interweave Press Inc.
Website: www.interweave.com
The Twisted Sisters Sock Workbook
By Lynne Vogel
Interweave Press, 2002
Interweave Press Inc.
Website: www.interweave.com
Hands on Dyeing
By Betsy Blumenthal and Kathryn Kreider
Interweave Press, 1988
Interweave Press Inc.
Website: www.interweave.com
Color Works
By Deb Menz
Interweave Press, 2004
Interweave Press Inc.
Website: www.interweave.com
Euroflax Geneva yarn
Louet Sales
Web: louet.com
E-mail: info@louet.com
Leba kid mohair/wool blend yarn
Louet Sales
Web: louet.com
E-mail: info@louet.com
Dye starter sets and Cushing dye
Earthguild
E-mail: inform@earthguild.com;
catalog@earthguild.com
Website: www.earthguild.com
GUESTS :
Liz Gipson
Managing editor, Handwoven magazine
E-mail: lizg@interweave.com
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